Rare footage of Adele playing her very first gig in Wales has surfaced online.

She maybe a multi-million selling global superstar but back in 2007 when she performed at the Buffalo Bar in Cardiff, the singer had yet to release the debut single which would propel her to fame and fortune.

And for someone who is used to selling out the biggest of arenas, there were just 60 people at the intimate gig at the city centre venue.

The show on October 17, 2007, was part of a UK tour to promote Adele’s first single Hometown Glory, which was released on XL Recordings five days later on October 22, 2007. The rest, as they say, is history.

No inkling of what was to follow

The three videos shot by YouTube user snoweybuda showcase Adele’s incredible voice as she played acoustic guitar in a stripped back set.

Swn festival organiser John Rostron promoted the show. He recalled being taken aback by the singer’s voice but had no inkling of what was to follow.

Adele in Cardiff 2007 (left) and Manchester 2016

“An agent got in touch and said she was working with this singer who wanted to play a show in Cardiff,” he said. “The songs we heard were good and her voice was fantastic, so we booked a show into Buffalo Bar.

The biggest act of this generation

“I think about 60 people came. Adele was proper funny and swore like a trooper.

“We put on lots of great bands and much as we love them we have no idea how things will be develop, so we had no idea Adele would become the biggest act of this generation!”

Adele Buffalo Bar poster

Paul Wakefield was one of those lucky few who saw the gig and remembered how her set was an intimate affair but that Adele, whose father is from Penarth, was on great form bantering with the audience.

“It was a cosy midweek gig. certainly not the busiest I’ve seen it, but now we can say it was certainly the birth of something,” said Paul.

She had an incredible voice

“There were quite a few family members in the audience. It was pretty clear that she had something about her. She had an incredible voice. There was a little buzz about her at the time but you had no idea how big she was going to be, but she definitely had that certain ‘x factor’ about her.

“She was very approachable after the gig and willing to chat and take compliments on a good gig. She was very down to earth, as was the banter during the performance. The evening had an intimate jazz club kind of vibe about it, a million miles away from the arenas she’s filling nowadays.”

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